LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are investigating an officer-involved shots fired incident in Lexington.
The shooting happened shortly after two Monday morning, impeding traffic on Richmond Road.
“Around 2:05 a.m., officers were dispatched for a reported robbery that occurred in the 2000 block of Cambridge Drive.” Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers.
According to police, once they got there, officers found a person had been robbed and their vehicle was stolen.
Police say the vehicle was found a short time later at an apartment complex on Lakeshore Drive.
“Officers arrived at the apartment complex when an individual with a rifle fled on foot,” said Weathers. “Officers followed the individual and the individual fired a shot.”
Officials say an officer then